Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-30

MIN on description, said nothing but his
walk identified him. Bodell said to Brax
Ton that he was tired of running from the
! oRcers; that he had had no peace since he
mad been in Canada but had been kept in
continual state of alarm. He was en-
tlrely out of money and necessarily had to
get work wherever he went. He had at
Fort Perry read of the arrest of Clinedinst.
and bad fled from there to Orillia. He
had determined finally to stop running
and stay in that town, and if they arres-
ted him there, all right. But of course he
didn't want to go back to Virginia and
go to the penitentiaIy if it could be avoid
ed; but If his offence was an extraditable
one he was willing to come home and
make clean breast of the whole affair and
| trust to the mercy of a people among
whom he had lived and who knew him.
He was much distressed about the condi-
tion of his wife and children, one of whom
IS baby only three weeks old, who were
| at Port Perry entirely without means. He
| said however, that in Virginia he would
tell about himself. but he didn't want to
| be forced to give evidence against his
friend and partner, Charlie Clinedinst.
Mr.. Braxton told him he thought his
| unwillingness to testify against Clined1nst
was very commendable in him. but he
| could hardly think G. deserved it, as from
the first moment he was arrested, Cline
dinst had laid all the blame OH him and
charged him with being the instigator and
| principal operator in all of the forgeries,
though he (Mr. Braxton) knew of some
| that Bodell had nothing to do with.
! Bodell seemed much distressed al this
| information and said he couldn't believe
| that "Charle'' would have said such
thing. Still. he said he didn't want to
testify against him.
A PROPOSITION TO BODELL.
| Mr.. Braxton then told Bodell that he
| felt assured that he knew all the facts
connected with the forgeries which had
| been perpetrated and in which others
were implicated. 1t was necessary to have
| his evidence in order that exact justice
, might be done, whether those implicated
were guilty or innocent-to establish their
| innocence if innocent, or guilt if guilty.
He would make proposition to him that
| would be advantageous to him, whether
| others were convicted or acquitted. and
| which in no way depended on the issue of
| his evidence-the proposition was that If
| he would give no further trouble. come
] back to Virginia and tell the exact facts
within his knowledge, he, as Common
| wealth's Attorney, would pledge him to
prosecute him in only one case; or, if he
would plead guilty he (B.) would simply
read the law fixing the punishment, to
the jury, and make no suggestion. And
further, he should not be required to tes-
tify against Clinedins5.
BoDELL DECIDES TO COME.
Mr.. Braxton then went out and got a
| lawyer for Bodell. who was in consulta-
ton with him till IL O'Clock that night.
Bodell then said he thought he would
i come, but he would like to see Judge Cal
vert at Brantford first. 1t was decided
that Braxton should take Bodell to Toron-
to and then go on to Brantford and hear
the decision in the Clinedinst case.
ANOTHER TURN IN THE CLINEDINsT
CASE.
Mr.. Braxton then brought Bodell to
Toronto where he left him in custody, and
went on to Brautford. Judge Jones at
| Brantford ruled in favor of Braxton on
every point that had been raised, when
Crown Attorney Van Norman on behalf
of Clinedinst made the point that an old
English law forbids extradition where the
country demanding prisoner, had not
J law providing that he should not be pros
ecuted after his arrival for any offence
but the one he was extradited for. The
Judge said he would look into the point
though his impression was that that law
did not apply to Ontario-indeed he felt
sure it did not, but would give his decis-
| ion Wednesday.
Mr.. Braxton then decided not to wait
any longer but to 60 by Toronto, get Bo-
| dell, and come back to Virginia. Judge
Calvert did not go to Toronto but sent
Bodell note advising him, as Mr.. Brax-
ton understood, to accept the offer made
| him.
| OFFERS FROM CLINEDINST.
After the adjournment of the court Mr..
| Braxton was approached, on behalf of
Clinedinst, with proposition to go back
Oh the same terms as Bodell. He replied
| that Clinedinst was no longerin a position
| to make terms with. He had been offered
good terms when Mr.. Braxton thought
| the public interests would be served by it,
but be had rejected them and defed
him to do what he could, and it was too
late now to talk about terms. The matter.
as Clinedinst had decided it should be,
| had been fought through, and that ended
| all hope of any terms. C.'s counsel then
| threatened to take an appeal, and Mr..
Braxton told him to go ahead, that he
would follow the case through to the last
Mr.. Braxton then left and took Bodell
at Toronto and brought him on to Wash
| ington. b. gave no trouble whatever.
| They left Washington Oh Monday after
noon and arrived in Staunton at midnight.
when B. was committed to jail Mr..
Braxton is now making up q subscription
for B. 8 family, who are in perfectly de-
stitute circumstances in Port Perry-a
thousand miles from home, without
money, without friends, and the mother of
the children, sick. When Mr.. Braxton
left Orrillia he sent to Mrs. Bodell,
at Port Perry, all the money he
had, except enough to take him and
Bodell to Staunton. The amount was
about $40, which, with her husbands wages
due at Orrillia, $14, is all she and her six
children have in the world.
BoDELL BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
Yesterday, Bodell was taken before the